Assam is home to 20 species of freshwater turtles and tortoises, out of 29 species present in India. Recently, about 70 hatchlings of the Black Softshell and Indian Softshell turtl... Read more
For many districts in Assam, fluoride and arsenic contamination in groundwater has been a major cause of concern, which is now slated to be eliminated. The Indian Institute of Tech... Read more
Five more species of fish were discovered from Arunachal Pradesh by a fisheries and aquatic ecology research team led by Prof DN Das from Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) recently. Th... Read more
NASA scientist Josh Willis, project manager Ian McCubbin and mechanic Rich Gill are flying a DC-3 over the glaciers of Greenland to figure out exactly how global warming is affecti... Read more
The Teesta-V hydropower station, in Sikkim, has been rated as an example of international good practice in hydropower sustainability, according to a report first of its kind in Ind... Read more
The Mizoram Government has launched an awareness campaign across the State on climate change and global warming. The government took action after a report stated that Assam, Mizora... Read more
Scientists have discovered six different ‘colour morphs’ of the Asiatic golden cat in Arunachal Pradesh, recently. The findings indicate that the ‘near-threatened... Read more
With climate change affecting the Himalayan landscape and weather patterns causing longer summers and shorter winters, a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in collab... Read more
A new species of dung beetle has been discovered in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The species, Enoplotrupes tawangensis, is shining dark blue in colour and, measuring up to... Read more
Air pollution, the theme of World Environment Day 2019, has brought to limelight how it is slowly turning into a major health problem in the Northeast, where deaths due to acute re... Read more
